Thanks John ... I think the lens will be just perfect for my needs. It's smaller than I remember it to be, a nice plus, a 52mm filter thread is also nice.. As soon as I sell some unneeded equipment and pay a couple of bills, I'm gonna grab one.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Celio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Date: 3/22/2007 7:09:20 PM > Subject: Re: Questions About the FAJ 18-55 > > > Hope the nomenclature is correct. In any case, does it have a macro or > > close-up feature. IIRC, the 16-45 does ... right? > > The DA 18-55 actually has decent macro capabilities, though I don't know > what magnification it achieves at closest focus (best guess would be 1:4). > Sometimes I use it instead of my D-FA 100mm macro when I don't want to carry > around the extra lens. > > You can expect to pay around $100 for a used DA 18-55, give or take. I got > mine on eBay for around $90. Very good value for the money, even if you pay > more. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
